PHILIPPINES-CHINA-ASEAN-MARITIME-DIPLOMACY

NOEL CELIS

Philippines Foreign Minister Albert del Rosario answers questions during a press conference in Manila on January 22, 2015. China's reclamation of land in disputed South China Sea waters is a 'threat' to all nations in Southeast Asia, the Philippines' foreign minister said on January 22. AFP PHOTO / NOEL CELIS

Philippines Foreign Minister Albert del Rosario answers questions during a press conference in Manila on January 22, 2015. China's reclamation of land in disputed South China Sea waters is a 'threat' to all nations in Southeast Asia, the Philippines' foreign minister said on January 22. AFP PHOTO / NOEL CELIS

PHILIPPINES-CHINA-ASEAN-MARITIME-DIPLOMACY

NOEL CELIS

Philippines Foreign Minister Albert del Rosario smiles as he answers questions during a press conference in Manila on January 22, 2015. China's reclamation of land in disputed South China Sea waters is a 'threat' to all nations in Southeast Asia, the Philippines' foreign minister said on January 22. AFP PHOTO / NOEL CELIS

Philippines Foreign Minister Albert del Rosario smiles as he answers questions during a press conference in Manila on January 22, 2015. China's reclamation of land in disputed South China Sea waters is a 'threat' to all nations in Southeast Asia, the Philippines' foreign minister said on January 22. AFP PHOTO / NOEL CELIS

PHILIPPINES-CHINA-UN-DIPLOMACY-MARITIME

NOEL CELIS

Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) secretary Albert del Rosario answers questions during the Foreign Correspondents Association of the Philippines (FOCAP) forum in Manila on March 26, 2015. The Philippines accused China on March 26 of seeking to take control of nearly the entire South China Sea with an expansionist agenda dominated by 'massive reclamation' works. AFP PHOTO / NOEL CELIS

Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) secretary Albert del Rosario answers questions during the Foreign Correspondents Association of the Philippines (FOCAP) forum in Manila on March 26, 2015. The Philippines accused China on March 26 of seeking to take control of nearly the entire South China Sea with an expansionist agenda dominated by 'massive reclamation' works. AFP PHOTO / NOEL CELIS

PHILIPPINES-CHINA-UN-DIPLOMACY-MARITIME

NOEL CELIS

Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) secretary Albert del Rosario answers questions during the Foreign Correspondents Association of the Philippines (FOCAP) forum in Manila on March 26, 2015. The Philippines accused China on March 26 of seeking to take control of nearly the entire South China Sea with an expansionist agenda dominated by 'massive reclamation' works. AFP PHOTO / NOEL CELIS

Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) secretary Albert del Rosario answers questions during the Foreign Correspondents Association of the Philippines (FOCAP) forum in Manila on March 26, 2015. The Philippines accused China on March 26 of seeking to take control of nearly the entire South China Sea with an expansionist agenda dominated by 'massive reclamation' works. AFP PHOTO / NOEL CELIS

MALAYSIA-ASEAN-SUMMIT-CHINA-MARITIME-DIPLOMACY

MOHD RASFAN

Philippines's Foreign Affairs Minister Albert del Rosario (L) jokes with Laos' Foreign Minister Thongloun Sisoulith as they arrive for the ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meeting (AMM) during the 26th ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur on April 26, 2015. Beijing is moving toward 'de facto control' of the South China Sea, the Philippines warned on April 26 as it called on fellow Southeast Asian countries to 'stand up' to their massive neighbour. AFP PHOTO / MOHD RASFAN

Philippines's Foreign Affairs Minister Albert del Rosario (L) jokes with Laos' Foreign Minister Thongloun Sisoulith as they arrive for the ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meeting (AMM) during the 26th ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur on April 26, 2015. Beijing is moving toward 'de facto control' of the South China Sea, the Philippines warned on April 26 as it called on fellow Southeast Asian countries to 'stand up' to their massive neighbour. AFP PHOTO / MOHD RASFAN

German Foreign Minister Steinmeier Travels To Brussels And Warsaw

Thomas Koehler

German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier (R) meets with Albert del Rosario, Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines, on July 23, 2014 in Brussels, Belgium. Steinmeier will also join a meeting of EU-ASEAN Foreign Ministers.

German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier (R) meets with Albert del Rosario, Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines, on July 23, 2014 in Brussels, Belgium. Steinmeier will also join a meeting of EU-ASEAN Foreign Ministers.

German Foreign Minister Steinmeier Travels To Brussels And Warsaw

Thomas Koehler

German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier (R) meets with Albert del Rosario, Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines, on July 23, 2014 in Brussels, Belgium. Steinmeier will also join a meeting of EU-ASEAN Foreign Ministers.

German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier (R) meets with Albert del Rosario, Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines, on July 23, 2014 in Brussels, Belgium. Steinmeier will also join a meeting of EU-ASEAN Foreign Ministers.